The Impact of Teacher Leaders: Case Studies from the Field - Paperback

by Kimberly T. Strike (Author), Janis C. Fitzsimmons (Author), Debra K. Meyer (Author)

This book was written to define teacher leadership; provide case studies specific to teacher leadership; and acknowledge the commitment and success of 24 teacher leaders who serve as exemplars.

Author Biography

Kimberly T Strike, PhD is Professor of Education and Coordinator of Doctoral Studies at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, SC. She has served public, parochial, choice and charter schools from PreK through the Doctoral level. Janis C. Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the Urban Education Laboratory at North Central College serving youth and their families while preparing teacher and leader candidates for over thirty years. She also directs a unique partnership of colleges and universities who collaborate to recruit, prepare and support great teachers and leaders for schools that need them most! Debra K. Meyer, Ph.D., is a Professor of Education and the Genevieve Staudt Endowed Chair at Elmhurst College, where she teaches in undergraduate teacher preparation and the master's program in teacher leadership.